Unnamed Serpents

[ You have killed a Mutant Demon: Minotaur. ]

[ You have received a Mutant Essence Stone. ]

These were the last words of the announcement before fading into a distant corner of her mind.

Dahlia tossed aside her old halberd—it was already on the verge of breaking—and grabbed the one the dead Minotaur had wielded, just before it could vanish into a myriad of mana sparks.

[ You have received a Unique-rank weapon: Minotaur's Halberd. ]

Even she was surprised, not knowing that such a feature existed in this world. Still, she picked up the essence stone from the corpse and then grabbed the Minotaur by the horn, dragging it back to the base.

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Now, let's switch perspectives.

The Black-and-White Serpent was locked in battle against the other Scourges.

Six of them surrounded him.